---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-FIRE FIGHTERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that applicants on the register of eligibles for appointment to fire departments who have an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P license in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act may be given preference in appointment over non-licensed applicants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 3"
citation: "Illinois HB 3 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-12-03"
last_action: "2005-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d4b09d7-af4b-4abf-aa67-7c3aaaa239be"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14083&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "6f44fa7c68246ee48527ebb977ec68e8bd4d6a93362162703275d0c1b741a6c6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3 (94th) — MUNI CD-FIRE FIGHTERS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that applicants on the register of eligibles for appointment to fire departments who have an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P license in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act may be given preference in appointment over non-licensed applicants.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0003&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14083&DocNum=3&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0003eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14083&DocNum=3&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0003enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14083&DocNum=3&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **78–36** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Kelly — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2004-12-03** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Robin Kelly `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2005-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2005-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2005-02-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-036-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2005-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0281 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d4b09d7-af4b-4abf-aa67-7c3aaaa239be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).